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Studies Show Maternal Smoking Triggers Asthma in Grandchildren
Voice of America Everyone knows that smoking cigarettes and other tobacco products is bad for your health… and for those around you. Now, there's new evidence from studies with lab rats that the habit can cause asthma not only in smokers' children, but in their … |
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Environmental triggers of hospital admissions for school-age children with asthma in two British cities.
Emerg Med J. 2012 Oct;29(10):844-5
Authors: Julious SA, Jain R, Mason S
Abstract
Research has reported seasonal peaks in asthma in school age asthmatic children. The study aimed to assess if hospital admissions could be predicted from the possible environmental triggers using data from two British cities: Aberdeen and Doncaster. However, there were no consistent patterns across the two cities with no clear evidence that hospital admissions could be predicted from environmental data.
PMID: 23038718 [PubMed – in process]
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Asthmapolis sensor tracks asthma triggers
SmartPlanet.com (blog) Asthma, the respiratory disease that affects millions of Americans, may have met its match in a Madison, Wis. based startup. Because everyone suffering from asthma has different triggers that result in symptoms of varying severity, identifying those … |
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Recurring viral infection triggers asthma attack
Deccan Herald In a new finding, a husband-wife researcher duo of Indian origin claimed that repeated attacks by common virus known as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), could cripple a portion of a child's own immune system triggering asthma attacks in adulthood. Viral infections may cause asthma |
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Back-to-school season triggers asthma flare-ups
Vancouver Sun The Asthma Society says there are ways to lower the risk of flare-ups, including having children take their asthma medication year round, even when they aren't experiencing symptoms. They suggest helping children figure out what triggers their asthma … |
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Amy: Mom's smoking triggers asthma
Minneapolis Star Tribune Dear Amy: Three years ago I became very sick with an upper respiratory infection. The illness was bad enough to damage my lungs, leaving an asthmatic condition that has me on a daily steroid inhaler and a rescue inhaler for when my lungs close up. |
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Asthma – a family matter – recognising the triggers and controlling the symptoms
ABC Online (blog) Her son Xavier is an asthma sufferer and Emma told Penny Terry those moments can be very frightening for her and her son. Download the audio file – Emma. Lorraine is a great grandmother and child carer, When Penny Terry met her, Lorraine was nursing 4 … |
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Asthma – a family matter – recognising the triggers and symptoms
ABC Online (blog) Her son Xavier is an asthma sufferer and Emma told Penny Terry those moments can be very frightening for her and her son. Download the audio file – Emma. Lorraine is a great grandmother and child carer, When Penny Terry met her, Lorraine was nursing 4 … |
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Perkins+Will Releases First-Ever Report on Asthmagens and Asthma Triggers in …
Sacramento Bee 8, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Leading global interdisciplinary design firm Perkins+Will today released a new report examining the detrimental impact of building materials and products on asthma. The report, Healthy Environments: A Compilation of … How Our Buildings Are Making Us Sick Report Puts Lens on Built Environment's Link to Asthma |
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Perkins+Will Releases First-Ever Report on Asthmagens and Asthma Triggers in …
MarketWatch (press release) Among the indoor substances and objects linked to asthma are building materials and furnishings; household cleaning, personal care, and hobby products; central heating and cooling systems; and humidification devices. According to the report, it's … How Our Buildings Are Making Us Sick Report Puts Lens on Built Environment's Link to Asthma |
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